Air moistener



May 28, 1940.

M. JOLIVET I AIR MOISTENER Filed Sept. 28, 1937 Maxim Jolivt,

INVENTOR ATTO R N EYS Patented May 28, 1940 I UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE AIR MOISTENER Maxime Jolivet, West Englewood, Teaneck, N. J.

Application September 28, 1937, Serial No. 166,208

1 Claim. (01.261-23) This invention relates to fuel treatingdevices forinternal combustion engines and has for the primary object the provisionof an eflicient and inexpensive device of this character which isespecially adapted for moistening air and for delivering the moistenedair into the fuel of an englne prior to said fuel reaching the explosivechambers to mix with said fuel so that when the latter is fired a morecomplete combustion will take place providing better engine performancewith fuel consumption and carbon deposits reduced to a minimum.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts' tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention.

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure l is a vertical sectional view illustrating afuel treating device constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Arranged one within the other and in spaced relation are cylinders I, 2and 3, closed at their ends by heads 4 and 5. The cylinders are suitablysecured to said heads so that the spaces between said cylinders will beseparated from each other. Transverse partitions 6 located'in alignmentwith each other are secured to the walls of said cylinders substantiallymidway thereof for dividing the spaces between said cylinders into lowerliquid chambers I and 8, upper air chambers 9 and Ill and a central airmixingchamber II. The liquid chambers I and 8 are partly filled with asuitable liquid such as water by way of filling tubes I3 extendingthrough the head 4 and the partitions 6. The filling tubes are normallyclosed by removable caps I4. Sight gauges I5 connect with the liquidchambers! and 8 and are arranged exteriorly of the cylinder I so that aperson can readily determine the height of the liquid in said chambers Iand 8. A series of air tubes I6 extend through the head 4 and partitions6 and terminate below the normal level of the liquid adjacent the head 5for delivering into the liquid atmospheric air which will rise upwardlythrough said liquid and collect moisture therefrom and pass into the airchambers 9 and III by way of ports I formed in the partitions 6. Theupper ends of the air tube I'I communicates with the air chambers 9 andI0 respectively and the open lower ends thereof terminate in the centralair mixing chamber I I adjacent the head 5. The tubes I'I convey themoisture laden air which rises into the air chambers!) and I0 throughthe ports In to the lower end of the air mixing chamber II. Arranged insuperimposed relation in the central air mixing chamber and oppositelyopposed to each other are conical shaped bafiles I8, the apexes of whichare open and in alignment with each other. The air discharged in thelower portion of the mixing chamber I! must pass upwardly by the bafflesand thereby become thoroughly agitated. Carried by the head 4 andextending into the uppermost portion of the air chamber I I is an airoutlet pipe I9 adapted to 'be connected in any well known manner to anintake manifold of an internal combustion engine so that the suction inthe manifold will act to draw the atmospheric air through the liquid andthrough the various chambers to become thoroughly moistened and agitatedand to deliver the moistened air into the manifold for mixing with thefuel of the engine so that the said fuel willbe caused to morethoroughly burn and thereby produce a more efiicient and smootheroperation to the engine with a minimum consumption of fuel and withcarbon deposits reducedto a minimum.

What is claimed is:

An air moistener comprising substantially mutually independent spacedinner, outer and intermediate concentric cylinders, heads closing theends of said cylinders, partitions in said cylinders for dividing thelatter into liquid chambers and air chambers arranged above said liquidchambers, and a mixing chamber arranged within the inner cylinder,extending the full length of said cylinders and opening adjacent thebottom thereof to receive the moisture laden air from the said liquidchambers, said liquid and air chambers being located in the intermediateand outer cylinders, liquid filling tubes extending through one of theheads and the partitions for directing liquid into the said intermediateand outer liquid chambers, air admitting tubes extending through saidlast-named head, air chambers, partitions and terminating below thenormal level of the liquid of the liquid chambers and adjacent the otherhead, said partitions having ports to admit moistened air from theliquid chambers to the air chambers thereabove, transfer tubes connectedto the intermediate and outer air

